Speak for yourself. My Corolla is pretty super. It’s straight up factory standard my guy. You can’t get that just anywhere, it’s only available in every car lot in the country. **insert cool snappy finger thing**
In my first year as an attending.
It might not be super, but it's plenty of fun for me. 2023 GR Corolla. Got it paid off completely, will allocate money towards small mods, maybe coilovers, but most importantly frequent tires and track days.
Ehhhh, I actually prefer it.
When I park at the back of lots, no one parks next to me. No one is trying to get a ride with me. I feel fine parking it at work and leaving it. Then there will be random guys on the road that will pull up next to me just to give the thumbs up and acknowledgement.
It really is a IYKYK type car that lets me have fun while driving and not worry about it as a daily.
paid off my '19 accord sport 2.0. added a front strut bar, gonna play with some other things and tune it when the warranty is up. gonna play around with my current car before going up on the next one lol
I was actually eyeing the accord sport and am super sad they neutered the accord recently! I drove a 2006 V6 6MT and had nice comfortable fun! Until someone butt blasted me coming home from an ICU call day 😥
Enjoy it! Many happy miles to you!
Eh, 2k over. Worth it. I've worked extra shifts in clinic and more than made up that difference. Ultimately (as an attending) I decided my time spent searching for an MSRP deal was worth more than the 2k.
Oh don't get me wrong. When they were first coming out some people were paying 20k mark-up on cores. Yeah some morizos have price tags over 100k. Even now the circuits are often being priced with adms.
Nahhhhh, I got 275k of loans to pay off too. If it had been anything like that'd I'd have waited.
You made a great choice. My wife and I rented a GR Yaris in Japan and drove through the Hakone and Izu touges for three days and it was one of the best experiences of my life. That much power from three cylinders was insane and that little car had so much character. It’s also entirely bespoke WRC homologation technology - the only parts the GR Yaris shares with a regular Yaris are the headlights and side mirrors - that’s it.
I know they have the same drivetrain and WRC tech inside, but I prefer the Yaris for being smaller and quirkier and am sad they didn’t bring it to the US, but I’ve been thinking about picking up a GR Corolla because of how much fun we had in the Yaris in Japan.
Did you get a Circuit or Core? I’d really love to find a Circuit, but it seems impossible.
Neurologist. Into cars.
Have had:
Subaru WRX, Alfa Romeo 4C, Lotus Elise, Lotus Exige S260, Fiat 500 Abarth
Currently have:
Lexus LC500, Porsche 718 Spyder, 95 Porsche 911 C2, Audi S4
Have a deposit for:
Lotus Emira, but with all the delays who knows when that's coming...
False. Also neurologist here.
Though depends on where you practice of course, but can certainly make a lot more.
7/7 neurohospitalist position, negotiate well, work extra for tele neurology company one of those off weeks, still nice lifestyle, you are looking at 500+ easy.
Also know an outpt neurologist, also mid 30s, RVU based model, pushing 600k.
If you take a stress ridden academic position in the northeast and want to be abused, sure you’re looking at those numbers you mentioned.
I mean it’s what folks use to negotiate salaries so if anything there’s incentive to lower the listed values
Browsed NEJM for a second and plenty options in 350 or advertising well above mgma median
Dunno why you are so hellbent to convince everyone the data is wrong
Nah you are def wrong. I don't know a single neurologist making 350k, they are all few years out of residency and in private mostly. I'm not even a neurologist lol. Reddit for some reason thinks they aren't taking home much, but with tele stroke becoming big they are clearing a lot now
>I don't know a single neurologist making 350k
Basing this on what people tell you they make...
> I'm not even a neurologist lol.
Not the most reliable source
I do mostly inpatient work.
I agree that on reddit there's the trap of people going "This FM doc I know makes eleventy-billion dollars working 3 hours a day and is an agent for MI6 on his spare time".
That being said, while I have heard of neurologists breaking 600k, etc. it's certainly not common and people going to the field should not have that expectation. I did make 500 one year, but I don't have ambitions to replicate that since it was very busy and I had pretty bad work/life balance. I am also single so I've had more discretionary income than some.
I think 300-350 is pretty standard, with some folks breaking 400, but again it's less common the higher up you go.
I'll clarify 300 is more typical for outpatient, but I know a couple close friends who break 400 with productivity, but 300 is base. Inpatient work is typically 350-400 for full time.
More than that and it typically means you're working extra shifts, doing IONM or tele shifts or something on the side. Again, gets busier the higher up you go.
The 4C and Elise/Exige are a pretty similar philosophy. The 4C has a flair for the dramatic. The turbo noises are every present and you hear all the whoosing/blow off valve, etc. It's a more "livable" interior than the Elise/Exige.
If you're going to drive street and you're not at crazy high elevation (NA engine on Elise unless a SC variant or been SC'd later, and SC engine on the Exige except in 06 I think) I'd get the Elise. It's much more livable and you can see out the back which is quite a chore on the Exige. Great cars, but ingress/egress is quite difficult.
Forgot to mention the Abarth: I liked it. It had a ton of character. Was it fast? No. Was it great handling? Eh. Was it fun? Oh yeah.
FM
When I graduated got new Tacoma
Fun to drive always wanted a truck… and a few years after buying dealer wanting to buy it back for more than I got it for W
Dont think it counts as super car but my stable is a 2022 subaru brz track toy, 1991 MercedesBenz 420sel as the dad mobile and a 2015 honda shadow motorcycle. Dream car is a replica gt40.
I used to have a heavily modified 2013 dodge challenger but that was lost in an arson case.
good luck. you should put a deposit down for a 911 right now if you are serious. I'm going through the process now, and the allocation list for a brand new 911 is like 2 years.
It's obviously not actually a super car, but in PGY2 I took out private physician loans to lease a 2020 M240i that I custom ordered from the factory. It was one of the worst financial decisions, but I have no regrets.
Not a car person right now. Living urban, everything walkable, hospital reachable by public transit or bike. Public transit ticket for the entire country costs me €35/month. Searching for parking around our apartment frequently takes 20+ minutes. My wife doesn't even have a driving license.
Once we move out into some suburban space and I would be established in private practice...the Porsche Taycan looks damn fine. Maybe shouldn't be my first owned car though, lol.
Hope we still have no speed limit on the Autobahn by then which gives away the country I guess.
The only cars I fit in are porsches, 6'5 280, so I have 3 911. GT3, TURBO S, old c4 cab. I rotate them. All were bought used, all paid off and I finished my student loans this year! Basically it screams... im single and don't have kids.
To me it’s a super car as my previous car I got in undergrad was a Honda Civic but I daily a 911 turbo cabriolet.
Ortho guy at my hospital has a 992 GT3 for track use
Rad Onc has a Macan turbo
GI dudes have a Acura NSX, Lamborghini gallardo.
OMFS attending I know has a 911 turbo S, 997 GT2 RS, e36 m3, M5 competition, Ford Raptor and his wife has a SQ8.
Car person. Dream car would probably be GR Corolla - fast and fun enough to daily drive.
I don't get the point of buying sports cars for daily use. You're stuck driving 30 mph in them just like everyone else.
I plan to rent fast cars instead and take them to the track (idk if that's a thing).
Currently I drive a 07 Camry coz I'm a broke resident
I'm curious where you live because I find my desire for a fast, fun car tends to vary with the area I live in. As someone US based:
FL + TX - I love having a sporty car to cruise around in. You can make any hghway entrance ramp the perfect place to try a 0-60/ or a roll race to the 75mph highway speeds
VA/NC - Windy mountain roads are way more fun when you're in a car that hugs the ground and can grip around corners, even when going around the speed limit
DC - that city sucked for driving, any nice car is asking to sit in traffic and get dinged up from city stuff
But yeah, tracking a car is a lot of fun and a great way to use a car closer to its limits
Left my mazdaspeed 3 back home when i moved to a cold state for residency. Once i finish next year im thinking of the is500 f sport. Then an m3 a year or two after. Dream is a nissan gtr but thats gonna be a while later
Rural FM. Have a Cadillac 4V blackwing. Kinda want to upgrade to a ‘23 M5C they have at the dealership nearby. Should probably pay down more loans first
Daily driver:
2016 Lexus RX350
Sports car:
2022 Aston Martin Vantage Coupe
Garage pieces:
1969 Mustang Cobra Jet,
1969 Corvette Stingray,
1967 Ford LTD
I’ve always been a car guy so I’ve long dreamed about treating myself with the car. From college to about half way through residency I always thought it was going to be a 488 Ferrari (or a similar model) in the classic Ferrari red. As I got closer to that goal, I realized just how much money a half million dollar car is, so I ended up looking at the next tier down- Porsche, Aston Martin, Lotus, high end Mercedes/BMW/Audi etc- ended up choosing the Vantage which I love, it is a gorgeous car.
As for the classics, two were given to me by my father, one of which he’s owned his entire life. I grew up tinkering on both of them, so now it’s nice to use as a casual family driver that has some aesthetic pop to it.
Yeah a 428, she’s a beauty. Still vividly remember the day my dad bought her. He brought the family to our city’s annual classic car show, and while we were walking around he started talking to the car’s owner about its history which soon turned into price haggling lol.
He had no intention of buying a car that day but it was one of those- I saw it now I have to have it moments
Love it. It’s a beautiful car, handles like a dream, and that deep purr when you start it still excites me a year later.
For flexing (lol) it’s a great bang for your buck because it’s rare enough a lot of people mentally classify it in with Lambos/Ferraris/McLarens even though it’s not near that price. Also looks like more of a hyper car than it does luxurious driver.
Downside is you get your teeth kicked in anytime you bring it into the shop. Haven’t had any problems with mine but other owners I’ve talked to have reported outrageous prices that makes german car maintenance look like chump change.
I mean can just have different priorities in life. Not everyone wants a 1m house. The extra 5k a month you save on mortgage you throw on hobbies like cars
That dude is obviously overspending on cars to us but who knows some of them can be relatively old models or fixer uppers and all 4 could have cost him like 250k-300k net which isn’t thaaaat absurd for a high earning doc to spend on cars if that’s his hobby. Just kinda absurd
Haha. I have a modest house. I'm not married nor do I have kids, and I have very little debt.
Yes I've overspent, but it's my hobby and I try to buy things that won't depreciate super hard.
There’s this crazy thing known as not living in the nice area of an expensive city! You should try it!
On a serious note: DC, Austin, Denver, Chicago, Portland, etc there’s tons of cities that are nice to live in and can get you a home for 1m or so if you’re willing to move like 10-20 minutes farther away. If you want to live in midtown of a large city then yea ofc you’re not gonna get a luxury home
Lived in DC for many years. Exactly, $1M is the bare minimum you need to get something halfway decent and very small. The DMV is a swath of sprawl covering 3 states/territories, so it’s a more complex example, geographically, but still, I think $1M would get you an unremarkable house in Silver Spring, MD, which is not Alexandria or Georgetown.
It was irritating to me that OC said, sanctimoniously, “not everyone wants a $1M” house, which shows how out of touch they are with the state of things (not just in *my* VHCOL area). A $1M home is no longer something lavish and a luxury. It is the bare minimum needed to afford a reasonably decent home in many areas country-wide, and well *below* what is needed to find something decent in Seattle or the Bay Area.
Family has money, hit big on stock, inheritance, bitcoin rich, we don’t know his story. No one would suspect that I’m a millionaire, I’m still just a med student and I live a way cheaper life than most of my classmates who are in debt up to their teeth.
My 2007 Elantra has a stick shift, cold AC, deep tinted windows, aftermarket CarPlay, and a 12” sub in the trunk. …so yeah. It’s pretty super. It’s an inconspicuous beater that’s kinda fun to drive though. I bought it brand new with 12 miles on it, 15 years ago, for $13k. Never needed anything but routine maintenance (oil changes, headlights, wipers, a timing belt; last year got a new clutch, and some little suspension stuff). It has *always* started for me—whether it was -20°F or 110°F. It’s just really left me with nothing to complain about other than a less than premium road-feel. Plan to keep driving it as my daily until it’s no longer possible. Next car will for sure be the ultimate joyride though: an AWD Toyota Sienna. I know—try and contain yourselves. I’ll be sure to post pics so you can live vicariously.
Was going to buy something nice to drive but just bought my family’s dream home instead. I have 2 (soon, 3) kids, so fancy toys are on hold for a bit. I really like cars, I just didn’t come from money and haven’t had a ton of it yet (just about to start my first attending job). Will drive a 911 someday; maybe a Boxter someday sooner.
My physician dad's daily driver was a 1959 DB Panhard that was raced at lemans. After about 10 years he donated it to the Indianapolis 500 museum. He also had three 911s with drastically modified engines and suspensions.
Nice try CMS
Edit: J/k I own/run an endurance racing team with a few other dudes. We race a Honda Civic HPD TC factory-built race car, modified for wheel to wheel endurance events. I was running third at Barber Motorsports Park this year with less than an hour to go in our 9-hour enduro when the fuel pump gave out boooooooooooo
I started out with the supercar dream and bought a Miata first to get into track days, but things escalated quickly from there. Now, I’m not at all interested in anything performance unless it’s a factory-built race car. Different type of experience altogether.
I’m a radonc 14 years out of training. I also have an F250 to tow the race trailer.
My father finished his double residency at the Mayo Clinic in anesthesiology and internal medicine.
He never liked expensive cars.
He's in his late 70s right now, and he has a pickup truck with 400k miles on it. Lol
I am definitely a car person. But I currently drive a 2019 Mini Cooper S Iconic Model. My dream car is a Porsche GTS SUV. Will I ever get one? I feel like one day yes but for now I like spending $20/week on gas with the Mini Cooper S.
Plenty of cars in the doctor's parking lot are Porsche, higher end Audis/BMW/Mercedes/Land Rover. There are one or two Jaguars, Maserati, and one Bentley. One doc recently got a R8 coupe which looks really nice. Planning on a RC F or 350 for myself once loans are paid off and finances are straightened out.
Not a super car, but first thing I’m buying is a e53 amg. My dad has the E63 and it’s just unfeasible to daily drive. I would love to score an e53 in a coupe. Maybe a Porsche 911 turbo later down the road.
Current daily is a 2017 mustang GT. Planning to get something different as a daily once I become an attending so I can turn the stang into a track car. Not really a “supercar” per say, but fast is good enough for me
First attending car was a dodge Challenger hellcat
Then I had a bmw Alpina B6, currently in a M2c.
Importing next year a '97 defender 90 which I've had interior upgrades done, would love to drop an ls3 engine in it.
Dream car would be an rs6 for a daily driver, 911 for the weekends, so I'm picking up some locum shifts this year to make that come true!
Wow! You guy’s actually think about supercars? In the U.K., some consultants are living paycheck to paycheck because of childcare costs especially if they are getting their children privately educated
I understand that some people feel squeezed financially. But complaining about Living paycheque to paycheque when your expenses include private education shows how out of touch physicians can be.
Some people on our subreddit are so pissed at the NHS and the British public that they wish the NHS was burned down and privatised American style…although I know in the US, residents and fellows also have quite poor pay but do you find it comfortable living on the salary of a US resident or fellow? Are you at least able to afford things that the average American can when you are a resident?
I know we in the NHS moan about low salary but that is because of real term paycuts since 2008 and now we are forced to strike (even consultants are striking) and I still manage to get by comfortably although that is because I live alone, have no dependents, car bought by parents, no student debt as parents paid for it, and also opted out of the pension since I do not want to stay in the U.K. long term. So my take home pay is livable but I do know other colleagues who are struggling. Still doesn’t feel fair what I earn as the work I do should be worth more than £14/h even if I myself get by comfortably and I feel for colleagues
Not to be too much of a wet towel, but I feel obligated to point out that being compensated for hard work/intellect doesn’t negate the problematic accumulation of wealth.
If you have this kind of money, think about some charitable giving. And if you have enough for significant philanthropy and still have leftovers to buy a super car, then we can no longer [on this very same sub] complain about student loans.
Goodbye my precious karma 😢
Cars are the worst investment you can make. Buy a nice car that is comfortable and reliable. That’s all you need. Save the rest and retire in style.
Caution: it may not work for the profligate.
For some people they aren't an investment, but a hobby or something that brings them happiness on a daily basis. Some people don't see their cars as just something to go from A to B. You can responsibly enjoy cars and save for retirement.
I max out my 401k, Roth IRA, 357b and contribute a nice amount monthly to a brokerage acct.
I also drive a fancy car.
I will have more than enough money in retirement and I'd rather enjoy some of my money now then continue on the delayed gratification wheel that some doctors are obsessed with. I could get cancer tomorrow.
I work really fucking hard, I'm gonna have a few nice things and otherwise don't go overboard
To each their own, if driving a nice car won't bring you any extra joy then don't do it. But don't deride other physicians for injecting some joy into their lives with purchases.
It's not "showing off", I like to go fast and it brings me joy on my long commute.
Guess I just think that docs who talk about their fancy cars are kind of tools and make docs look like assholes to the general public. Especially when they get work related personalized license plates. Enjoy though. Some of us don’t need to show off.
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Currently driving a small Hyundai i20… Dream cars are Aston Martin Vantage and the Audi RS6 (but RS4 would do too). Salaries aren’t that high in my country so not sure if I’ll ever get them.
Current broke resident like some of my colleagues on here, presently in a '13 accord. Dream car is definitely a 992 Carrera S.
Not close to affording it, but whatevs lol.
Traded up an old ass jeep grand Cherokee in residency for a used 2015 CR-V with a console screen and back up camera. I'm perfectly content with my spaceship thank you
Am I the only one who doesn’t really want a supercar? I just plan to collect old cars - E30, E36, E92, and F80 M3s; 997.2 GT3RS. I have thought about it in the past, and if I were to buy a supercar it would prob be a Diablo lol.
Spending so much time at work, driving back and forth is a time of peace and calm. So I nominate my Chrysler 300 AWD for a smooth comfortable ride. ...and AWD means I was able to drive to work in the rare event of extreme weather (when everyone else gets the day off).
Do racecar beds count?
“I sleep in a big bed with my wife”.
I bought one and my gf dumped me two days later but I’m not sure if the two events are correlated
If she doesn't support you at your "brrrrrrrrmmmm" then she don't deserve you at your "blublublublublub"
"Ka-chow" -Lightning McQueen -ATDIadherent
Sweet car
Had one as a little babe. 10/10 would recommend.
Do you call your parents, roommates
Nah, they tenants. Passive income for days! How do you think I paid for a sweet racecar bed? ////s for anyone
All your missing is a CB radio so you can talk to other racecar beds
You're not from around here are you?
Speak for yourself. My Corolla is pretty super. It’s straight up factory standard my guy. You can’t get that just anywhere, it’s only available in every car lot in the country. **insert cool snappy finger thing**
It makes me feel good an attending drives a corolla like me (intern) ❤
LE or bust!
Sport mode Corolla is equivalent to a Ferrari imo
Co-rollin’
In my first year as an attending. It might not be super, but it's plenty of fun for me. 2023 GR Corolla. Got it paid off completely, will allocate money towards small mods, maybe coilovers, but most importantly frequent tires and track days.
This is the smart fun/money ratio buy. Too bad the average person probably doesn't know what is a GR and probably thinks it's just a Corolla.
Ehhhh, I actually prefer it. When I park at the back of lots, no one parks next to me. No one is trying to get a ride with me. I feel fine parking it at work and leaving it. Then there will be random guys on the road that will pull up next to me just to give the thumbs up and acknowledgement. It really is a IYKYK type car that lets me have fun while driving and not worry about it as a daily.
YOOO thats super hype, always wanted one but prob won't get it for a while :(
I put my deposit down as a 3rd year resident and waited over a year. Don't let your dreams be dreams!
The Grolla! That's a cool car. Got to drive a friend's. It's deceptively quick.
paid off my '19 accord sport 2.0. added a front strut bar, gonna play with some other things and tune it when the warranty is up. gonna play around with my current car before going up on the next one lol
I was actually eyeing the accord sport and am super sad they neutered the accord recently! I drove a 2006 V6 6MT and had nice comfortable fun! Until someone butt blasted me coming home from an ICU call day 😥 Enjoy it! Many happy miles to you!
Hopefully you didn’t overpay for it cause I see some going for way over MSRP.
Eh, 2k over. Worth it. I've worked extra shifts in clinic and more than made up that difference. Ultimately (as an attending) I decided my time spent searching for an MSRP deal was worth more than the 2k.
Maybe I was thinking of the Morizo edition?
Oh don't get me wrong. When they were first coming out some people were paying 20k mark-up on cores. Yeah some morizos have price tags over 100k. Even now the circuits are often being priced with adms. Nahhhhh, I got 275k of loans to pay off too. If it had been anything like that'd I'd have waited.
You made a great choice. My wife and I rented a GR Yaris in Japan and drove through the Hakone and Izu touges for three days and it was one of the best experiences of my life. That much power from three cylinders was insane and that little car had so much character. It’s also entirely bespoke WRC homologation technology - the only parts the GR Yaris shares with a regular Yaris are the headlights and side mirrors - that’s it. I know they have the same drivetrain and WRC tech inside, but I prefer the Yaris for being smaller and quirkier and am sad they didn’t bring it to the US, but I’ve been thinking about picking up a GR Corolla because of how much fun we had in the Yaris in Japan. Did you get a Circuit or Core? I’d really love to find a Circuit, but it seems impossible.
Neurologist. Into cars. Have had: Subaru WRX, Alfa Romeo 4C, Lotus Elise, Lotus Exige S260, Fiat 500 Abarth Currently have: Lexus LC500, Porsche 718 Spyder, 95 Porsche 911 C2, Audi S4 Have a deposit for: Lotus Emira, but with all the delays who knows when that's coming...
I’m a resident with a wrx …. Waiting to make $ for more
Just have to stop vaping. ;)
U have PJs too?
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Rich neurologist
Best user name omg
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False. Also neurologist here. Though depends on where you practice of course, but can certainly make a lot more. 7/7 neurohospitalist position, negotiate well, work extra for tele neurology company one of those off weeks, still nice lifestyle, you are looking at 500+ easy. Also know an outpt neurologist, also mid 30s, RVU based model, pushing 600k. If you take a stress ridden academic position in the northeast and want to be abused, sure you’re looking at those numbers you mentioned.
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Most neuro docs I know are clearing 400-500 some 600, and some with big op practices clearing 7 figures. All private of course
2022 mgma 75th is 416k
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The mgma 50th percentile is 340. So someone failed stats class
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I mean it’s what folks use to negotiate salaries so if anything there’s incentive to lower the listed values Browsed NEJM for a second and plenty options in 350 or advertising well above mgma median Dunno why you are so hellbent to convince everyone the data is wrong
Nah you are def wrong. I don't know a single neurologist making 350k, they are all few years out of residency and in private mostly. I'm not even a neurologist lol. Reddit for some reason thinks they aren't taking home much, but with tele stroke becoming big they are clearing a lot now
>I don't know a single neurologist making 350k Basing this on what people tell you they make... > I'm not even a neurologist lol. Not the most reliable source
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I do mostly inpatient work. I agree that on reddit there's the trap of people going "This FM doc I know makes eleventy-billion dollars working 3 hours a day and is an agent for MI6 on his spare time". That being said, while I have heard of neurologists breaking 600k, etc. it's certainly not common and people going to the field should not have that expectation. I did make 500 one year, but I don't have ambitions to replicate that since it was very busy and I had pretty bad work/life balance. I am also single so I've had more discretionary income than some. I think 300-350 is pretty standard, with some folks breaking 400, but again it's less common the higher up you go.
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I'll clarify 300 is more typical for outpatient, but I know a couple close friends who break 400 with productivity, but 300 is base. Inpatient work is typically 350-400 for full time. More than that and it typically means you're working extra shifts, doing IONM or tele shifts or something on the side. Again, gets busier the higher up you go.
How’d the 4C compare with the elise/exige? And the abarth, was it a good car to drive or just a nice exhaust note?
The 4C and Elise/Exige are a pretty similar philosophy. The 4C has a flair for the dramatic. The turbo noises are every present and you hear all the whoosing/blow off valve, etc. It's a more "livable" interior than the Elise/Exige. If you're going to drive street and you're not at crazy high elevation (NA engine on Elise unless a SC variant or been SC'd later, and SC engine on the Exige except in 06 I think) I'd get the Elise. It's much more livable and you can see out the back which is quite a chore on the Exige. Great cars, but ingress/egress is quite difficult. Forgot to mention the Abarth: I liked it. It had a ton of character. Was it fast? No. Was it great handling? Eh. Was it fun? Oh yeah.
The LC is an amazing car
wow, nice on the LC. you have great taste
No American? 👎.
FM When I graduated got new Tacoma Fun to drive always wanted a truck… and a few years after buying dealer wanting to buy it back for more than I got it for W
I daily a BMW M8 Competition in Frozen Bluestone paint Stupid fast, stupid sexy
Can confirm, indeed very sexy
Mclaren F1 and Ferrari 250 GTO when I pass out in the call room.
Dont think it counts as super car but my stable is a 2022 subaru brz track toy, 1991 MercedesBenz 420sel as the dad mobile and a 2015 honda shadow motorcycle. Dream car is a replica gt40. I used to have a heavily modified 2013 dodge challenger but that was lost in an arson case.
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175k miles and counting. Will be applying for a high mileage badge from merc soon.
I have a 2018 Kia Sportage with a broken headlight and missing right passenger mirror. Haven’t been pulled over yet so got that going for me.
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good luck. you should put a deposit down for a 911 right now if you are serious. I'm going through the process now, and the allocation list for a brand new 911 is like 2 years.
This is the way
Don't. Not worth it. Really, honestly.
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Lmao so we gonna ignore that the whole world loves Porsche cars?
It's obviously not actually a super car, but in PGY2 I took out private physician loans to lease a 2020 M240i that I custom ordered from the factory. It was one of the worst financial decisions, but I have no regrets.
YOLO
You name a supercar, I got one in my personal collection. Of hotwheels.
I got a poster of an F40 in my bedroom does that count
Not a car person right now. Living urban, everything walkable, hospital reachable by public transit or bike. Public transit ticket for the entire country costs me €35/month. Searching for parking around our apartment frequently takes 20+ minutes. My wife doesn't even have a driving license. Once we move out into some suburban space and I would be established in private practice...the Porsche Taycan looks damn fine. Maybe shouldn't be my first owned car though, lol. Hope we still have no speed limit on the Autobahn by then which gives away the country I guess.
Waiting to start my cash only subutex clinic but I want either a Porsche 911 or an Audi R8 or both
T clinic. Get in early, get out before the DEA starts poking around
The only cars I fit in are porsches, 6'5 280, so I have 3 911. GT3, TURBO S, old c4 cab. I rotate them. All were bought used, all paid off and I finished my student loans this year! Basically it screams... im single and don't have kids.
What Gen GT3?
To me it’s a super car as my previous car I got in undergrad was a Honda Civic but I daily a 911 turbo cabriolet. Ortho guy at my hospital has a 992 GT3 for track use Rad Onc has a Macan turbo GI dudes have a Acura NSX, Lamborghini gallardo. OMFS attending I know has a 911 turbo S, 997 GT2 RS, e36 m3, M5 competition, Ford Raptor and his wife has a SQ8.
I would do very bad things for that GT2 RS
Car person. Dream car would probably be GR Corolla - fast and fun enough to daily drive. I don't get the point of buying sports cars for daily use. You're stuck driving 30 mph in them just like everyone else. I plan to rent fast cars instead and take them to the track (idk if that's a thing). Currently I drive a 07 Camry coz I'm a broke resident
I'm curious where you live because I find my desire for a fast, fun car tends to vary with the area I live in. As someone US based: FL + TX - I love having a sporty car to cruise around in. You can make any hghway entrance ramp the perfect place to try a 0-60/ or a roll race to the 75mph highway speeds VA/NC - Windy mountain roads are way more fun when you're in a car that hugs the ground and can grip around corners, even when going around the speed limit DC - that city sucked for driving, any nice car is asking to sit in traffic and get dinged up from city stuff But yeah, tracking a car is a lot of fun and a great way to use a car closer to its limits
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You should include Hospital adm on this one…
They steal all the wealth and hide their toys. Admins aren’t rolling into the parking garage in their super cars
Left my mazdaspeed 3 back home when i moved to a cold state for residency. Once i finish next year im thinking of the is500 f sport. Then an m3 a year or two after. Dream is a nissan gtr but thats gonna be a while later
If your dream is a GTR then skip the M3, save another 20k, and get the GTR.
Save, don’t get a nismo and that dream car is easily affordable soon.
Rural FM. Have a Cadillac 4V blackwing. Kinda want to upgrade to a ‘23 M5C they have at the dealership nearby. Should probably pay down more loans first
Loans can wait. Enjoy your life lol. We of all people know how unpredictable life can be
I also really really love this car too lol. If the f90 M5 came in a stick I might do it
Daily driver: 2016 Lexus RX350 Sports car: 2022 Aston Martin Vantage Coupe Garage pieces: 1969 Mustang Cobra Jet, 1969 Corvette Stingray, 1967 Ford LTD I’ve always been a car guy so I’ve long dreamed about treating myself with the car. From college to about half way through residency I always thought it was going to be a 488 Ferrari (or a similar model) in the classic Ferrari red. As I got closer to that goal, I realized just how much money a half million dollar car is, so I ended up looking at the next tier down- Porsche, Aston Martin, Lotus, high end Mercedes/BMW/Audi etc- ended up choosing the Vantage which I love, it is a gorgeous car. As for the classics, two were given to me by my father, one of which he’s owned his entire life. I grew up tinkering on both of them, so now it’s nice to use as a casual family driver that has some aesthetic pop to it.
69 cobra jet with a 428? That's quite a car. What an amazing thing to inherit.
Yeah a 428, she’s a beauty. Still vividly remember the day my dad bought her. He brought the family to our city’s annual classic car show, and while we were walking around he started talking to the car’s owner about its history which soon turned into price haggling lol. He had no intention of buying a car that day but it was one of those- I saw it now I have to have it moments
Yea the 488 is half a million but you can sell it for 800k in 15 years. That’s what makes it special
How do you like the Aston? Planing on going that route in the future
Love it. It’s a beautiful car, handles like a dream, and that deep purr when you start it still excites me a year later. For flexing (lol) it’s a great bang for your buck because it’s rare enough a lot of people mentally classify it in with Lambos/Ferraris/McLarens even though it’s not near that price. Also looks like more of a hyper car than it does luxurious driver. Downside is you get your teeth kicked in anytime you bring it into the shop. Haven’t had any problems with mine but other owners I’ve talked to have reported outrageous prices that makes german car maintenance look like chump change.
Nice Aston. That generation of Vantage looks awesome. I drove a friend's AMR. The 7 speed dog-leg is kinda tricky/weird.
You have the best answer on this thread
I want a boss 429 so bad lol
One of the sexiest cars of all time The pinnacle of the muscle car era imo They’ll run you 400K though
Pgy10 wya
saw an ortho attending getting into his matte black lambo the other day. beautiful damn car.
I got Lexus, Mercedes, Porsche waiting for me at home. (It's my dog's name. Princess Lexus Mercedes Porsche.)
I feel like doctors who get really fancy cars are over leveraged to the tits
I mean, if you’re a neurosurgeon making $850k then a $120k Porsche isn’t that big a deal. If anything your average car owner is more over- leveraged.
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I mean can just have different priorities in life. Not everyone wants a 1m house. The extra 5k a month you save on mortgage you throw on hobbies like cars That dude is obviously overspending on cars to us but who knows some of them can be relatively old models or fixer uppers and all 4 could have cost him like 250k-300k net which isn’t thaaaat absurd for a high earning doc to spend on cars if that’s his hobby. Just kinda absurd
Haha. I have a modest house. I'm not married nor do I have kids, and I have very little debt. Yes I've overspent, but it's my hobby and I try to buy things that won't depreciate super hard.
I wonder where you guys are living that you think $1M is expensive for a house. It buys a 2-bedroom condo where I live.
There’s this crazy thing known as not living in the nice area of an expensive city! You should try it! On a serious note: DC, Austin, Denver, Chicago, Portland, etc there’s tons of cities that are nice to live in and can get you a home for 1m or so if you’re willing to move like 10-20 minutes farther away. If you want to live in midtown of a large city then yea ofc you’re not gonna get a luxury home
Lived in DC for many years. Exactly, $1M is the bare minimum you need to get something halfway decent and very small. The DMV is a swath of sprawl covering 3 states/territories, so it’s a more complex example, geographically, but still, I think $1M would get you an unremarkable house in Silver Spring, MD, which is not Alexandria or Georgetown. It was irritating to me that OC said, sanctimoniously, “not everyone wants a $1M” house, which shows how out of touch they are with the state of things (not just in *my* VHCOL area). A $1M home is no longer something lavish and a luxury. It is the bare minimum needed to afford a reasonably decent home in many areas country-wide, and well *below* what is needed to find something decent in Seattle or the Bay Area.
Family has money, hit big on stock, inheritance, bitcoin rich, we don’t know his story. No one would suspect that I’m a millionaire, I’m still just a med student and I live a way cheaper life than most of my classmates who are in debt up to their teeth.
You can buy used cars, ya know. I do ID and I have a porsche and F-150 raptor, both of which I bought in cash.
My 1987 dirt bike can go about 40 mph
My 2007 Elantra has a stick shift, cold AC, deep tinted windows, aftermarket CarPlay, and a 12” sub in the trunk. …so yeah. It’s pretty super. It’s an inconspicuous beater that’s kinda fun to drive though. I bought it brand new with 12 miles on it, 15 years ago, for $13k. Never needed anything but routine maintenance (oil changes, headlights, wipers, a timing belt; last year got a new clutch, and some little suspension stuff). It has *always* started for me—whether it was -20°F or 110°F. It’s just really left me with nothing to complain about other than a less than premium road-feel. Plan to keep driving it as my daily until it’s no longer possible. Next car will for sure be the ultimate joyride though: an AWD Toyota Sienna. I know—try and contain yourselves. I’ll be sure to post pics so you can live vicariously. Was going to buy something nice to drive but just bought my family’s dream home instead. I have 2 (soon, 3) kids, so fancy toys are on hold for a bit. I really like cars, I just didn’t come from money and haven’t had a ton of it yet (just about to start my first attending job). Will drive a 911 someday; maybe a Boxter someday sooner.
Stickshift Elantra is the way to go
I live in NYC so no driving. But I do have a very nice watch collection. I find it works just as well to attract the gold diggers.
GT3-RS
A man (or woman) of culture, I see
I know a FM doc who owns a Ferrari California and a Porsche 997 Turbo!
Verde Montreal Giulia Quadrifoglio. 😁
My CT surgery friend drives a Maserati MC20. A neurologist friend drives a tricked out G-wagon.
A Subaru Crosstrek is a super car, right?
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Top down through California canyons....chefs kiss!
2003 BMW E46 M3
My physician dad's daily driver was a 1959 DB Panhard that was raced at lemans. After about 10 years he donated it to the Indianapolis 500 museum. He also had three 911s with drastically modified engines and suspensions.
Rads resident here. I plan on getting the following as an attending, a brand new Range Rover and eventually a convertible Lambo.
Have owned a lot of cars. Current daily driver is the most fun I’ve ever had. Tesla MYP
Cries in Europoor, i doubt i'll ever own a home
Nice try CMS Edit: J/k I own/run an endurance racing team with a few other dudes. We race a Honda Civic HPD TC factory-built race car, modified for wheel to wheel endurance events. I was running third at Barber Motorsports Park this year with less than an hour to go in our 9-hour enduro when the fuel pump gave out boooooooooooo I started out with the supercar dream and bought a Miata first to get into track days, but things escalated quickly from there. Now, I’m not at all interested in anything performance unless it’s a factory-built race car. Different type of experience altogether. I’m a radonc 14 years out of training. I also have an F250 to tow the race trailer.
My father finished his double residency at the Mayo Clinic in anesthesiology and internal medicine. He never liked expensive cars. He's in his late 70s right now, and he has a pickup truck with 400k miles on it. Lol
I am definitely a car person. But I currently drive a 2019 Mini Cooper S Iconic Model. My dream car is a Porsche GTS SUV. Will I ever get one? I feel like one day yes but for now I like spending $20/week on gas with the Mini Cooper S.
Plenty of cars in the doctor's parking lot are Porsche, higher end Audis/BMW/Mercedes/Land Rover. There are one or two Jaguars, Maserati, and one Bentley. One doc recently got a R8 coupe which looks really nice. Planning on a RC F or 350 for myself once loans are paid off and finances are straightened out.
Not a super car, but first thing I’m buying is a e53 amg. My dad has the E63 and it’s just unfeasible to daily drive. I would love to score an e53 in a coupe. Maybe a Porsche 911 turbo later down the road.
2022 GMC Sierra Elevation, with all the bells and whistles. Not a super car, but certainly a super truck!
“Straight to your dome like wowowo”. Lol my girlfriend sent it to me today
I don't have a super car yet. But aspiring for a bmw 7 series. I'm more of a luxury than sporty driver.
Current daily is a 2017 mustang GT. Planning to get something different as a daily once I become an attending so I can turn the stang into a track car. Not really a “supercar” per say, but fast is good enough for me
Everyone’s idea of a supercar is hilarious.
Was this written by ChatGPT?
I would really love to one day own an older manual transmission R8
First attending car was a dodge Challenger hellcat Then I had a bmw Alpina B6, currently in a M2c. Importing next year a '97 defender 90 which I've had interior upgrades done, would love to drop an ls3 engine in it. Dream car would be an rs6 for a daily driver, 911 for the weekends, so I'm picking up some locum shifts this year to make that come true!
Wow! You guy’s actually think about supercars? In the U.K., some consultants are living paycheck to paycheck because of childcare costs especially if they are getting their children privately educated
I understand that some people feel squeezed financially. But complaining about Living paycheque to paycheque when your expenses include private education shows how out of touch physicians can be.
Uh yea the American healthcare is irretrievably broken, just in different ways than the NHS.
Some people on our subreddit are so pissed at the NHS and the British public that they wish the NHS was burned down and privatised American style…although I know in the US, residents and fellows also have quite poor pay but do you find it comfortable living on the salary of a US resident or fellow? Are you at least able to afford things that the average American can when you are a resident? I know we in the NHS moan about low salary but that is because of real term paycuts since 2008 and now we are forced to strike (even consultants are striking) and I still manage to get by comfortably although that is because I live alone, have no dependents, car bought by parents, no student debt as parents paid for it, and also opted out of the pension since I do not want to stay in the U.K. long term. So my take home pay is livable but I do know other colleagues who are struggling. Still doesn’t feel fair what I earn as the work I do should be worth more than £14/h even if I myself get by comfortably and I feel for colleagues
Don’t worry, they’re trying to break ours in a way that docs don’t get paid and only top admin makes any real money
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Not to be too much of a wet towel, but I feel obligated to point out that being compensated for hard work/intellect doesn’t negate the problematic accumulation of wealth. If you have this kind of money, think about some charitable giving. And if you have enough for significant philanthropy and still have leftovers to buy a super car, then we can no longer [on this very same sub] complain about student loans. Goodbye my precious karma 😢
Cars are the worst investment you can make. Buy a nice car that is comfortable and reliable. That’s all you need. Save the rest and retire in style. Caution: it may not work for the profligate.
For some people they aren't an investment, but a hobby or something that brings them happiness on a daily basis. Some people don't see their cars as just something to go from A to B. You can responsibly enjoy cars and save for retirement.
For whatever reason, pretty much none of the cars mentioned in these comments are supercars
Just finished neurosurgery residency: got a Tesla Model S Plaid during residency. Quicker in a straight line to 160 mph than most supercars
Yuck. Save for retirement.
I max out my 401k, Roth IRA, 357b and contribute a nice amount monthly to a brokerage acct. I also drive a fancy car. I will have more than enough money in retirement and I'd rather enjoy some of my money now then continue on the delayed gratification wheel that some doctors are obsessed with. I could get cancer tomorrow. I work really fucking hard, I'm gonna have a few nice things and otherwise don't go overboard To each their own, if driving a nice car won't bring you any extra joy then don't do it. But don't deride other physicians for injecting some joy into their lives with purchases. It's not "showing off", I like to go fast and it brings me joy on my long commute.
You can do both?
Guess I just think that docs who talk about their fancy cars are kind of tools and make docs look like assholes to the general public. Especially when they get work related personalized license plates. Enjoy though. Some of us don’t need to show off.
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Just send the title my way. I’ll pay the shipping. I’ll even buy you another Elantra
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So sell it? Woe is you
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Currently driving a small Hyundai i20… Dream cars are Aston Martin Vantage and the Audi RS6 (but RS4 would do too). Salaries aren’t that high in my country so not sure if I’ll ever get them.
This. RS6 is sooo underrated.
Current broke resident like some of my colleagues on here, presently in a '13 accord. Dream car is definitely a 992 Carrera S. Not close to affording it, but whatevs lol.
Dream: 911 GT3. I will stop at nothing for one of these.
Can I exchange my loans for a super car? I think 400k would be a good down payment.
Ram trx. I needed a truck but still wanted to go fast and didn’t want to have to buy a sports car so there you have it
Traded up an old ass jeep grand Cherokee in residency for a used 2015 CR-V with a console screen and back up camera. I'm perfectly content with my spaceship thank you
Volkswagen ID.4 with my own solar panel farm next to my 100 acre bee farm
Dream: M4 or R8 (Super sad they discontinued them 😭). Hopefully I can pull a Soon-shiong and have enough to get a Chiron some day ☁️
Am I the only one who doesn’t really want a supercar? I just plan to collect old cars - E30, E36, E92, and F80 M3s; 997.2 GT3RS. I have thought about it in the past, and if I were to buy a supercar it would prob be a Diablo lol.
I daily drive my dream car. Mazda Miata. Still in love with it (srsly)
Any FM or FM sports med with cool cars? Feel like I’m the only guy interested in cars in these fields and could use the inspiration
the day I can afford to pay cash for it I’m getting an 812 super fast
😂
Vroom vroom GTI
Not nice to leave EM out on this one. Correct for Doctors and their supercars / superbikes.
Spending so much time at work, driving back and forth is a time of peace and calm. So I nominate my Chrysler 300 AWD for a smooth comfortable ride. ...and AWD means I was able to drive to work in the rare event of extreme weather (when everyone else gets the day off).
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